Sad-iron.



IVI. SUNSHINE. SAD IRON.

y APPLICATION FILED FEB. Il. 1915. L. Patendsept. 4,1917.

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IVI. SUNSHINE.

SAD IRON. APPLICATION FILED FEB. II. |915.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

MONROE SUNSHINE, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAD-IRON.

1,238,955. Specication of Letters Patent. Papignlgdl Spt, 4 i917,

Application filed Februaiy 11, 1915. Serial No. 7,540.

To all fwhom t may concern Be it known that I, MONROE SUNSHINE, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to internally heated sad irons of the class popularly known as gas irons. The object of the invention is to produce a sad iron heated internally by the combustion of gas mixed with air, simple in construction and durable, and one in which the combustion shall be as near perfect as possible. It will be seen from the following description that my sad iron provides means for supplying air to the burner through the floor of the iron and it will be further seen that the means for admitting the air may be produced without i drilling or coring any of the parts as has been common heretofore, thus obviating eX` pense `in making the device. Another feature of my invention is that while the air intake for the burner is through the Hoor of the sad iron, the Vsmoothing or ironing surface is readily removable and may be replaced by another smoothing surface when the one in use becomes damaged or worn, thus obviating the necessity for buying an entirely new iron. Another feature of my invention resides in the means for fastening the burner in position in the body portion of the iron. Other novel features of the inven tion will be apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side view of an iron embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the construction shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross section' on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4L isa top tion of the iron;

F ig. 5 is a top plan view of the smoothing base;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view on a reduced scale of a modified form of the body portion0 Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of what is shown as Fig. 6;

plan view of the `bodypor- Fig. 8 is a top plan view of another modi-A lied form of body portion;

Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section on the lino 9--9 of Fig. 8;,

Fig. 10 is a detail sectional view showing a modified form of lug spacing the base from the body;

Fig. 11 shows another form of lug;

Fig. 12 shows still another arrangement for the lugs;

Fig. 13 shows the base and bottom of the body made in one piece; and

Fig. 14 is a cross section on the line 14--14 of Fig. 5.

The form of gas iron shown in Fig. 1 includes a body portion 10 which is hollow being made up of the bottom wall 12 which in this instance is made integral with the continuous side wall 11. rlhe bottom 12 is provided along the center with two rows of air inlet openings 13, 14, so as to supply air to support combustion within the central chamber of the body. A burner 15 made in tubular form extends from the rear end of the body portion toward the point, passing through an opening in the rear end wall 16 and at its inner end being provided with a plug or closure 17. In this particular form the inner end of the burner rests on a lug 18 on the bottom of the body portion and this inner end is secured to the body portion by means of a screw 19. This screw may be arranged in any suitable way at the forward part of the body so as to fasten the burner in place, but in the particular form shown it passes through the tubular burner and the plug therein and enters apart of the body. It will be understood that gas and air are supplied to the burner tube 15 by the usual mixer and the flame from the burner is preferably discharged at an angle downward against the floor 12, air entering to support combustion through the openings 13 and 14C. A removable cover 20 conforming to the outlines of the body portion fits over its top, but it will be observed that the side walls of the body portion have depressions 21, 22 therein, so as to leave spaces between the top 20 and the side wall 11 around the upper edge of the body portion. permit the escape of the products of combustion from the iron. The top plate 20 These openings may be secured to the body portion at the cess to the interior of the lbody portion.

rear end. bymeans of perforated ears through which a hinge pin 24 may pass this pm also passing through openings in the side walls 11 to form the hinge. At the forward or pointed end of the iron, a pivoted latch 25 is placed and it is screw threaded at 2G into the body portion and has an arm which may be turned around to position over the plate 20 so as to secure it to the body. l hen the latch 25 is moved around to the front, the plate 5 may be turned on the hinge pin 2- l so as to give ac- A heat defiector 27 may be placed within the body portion above the burner so as to properly distribute the heat from the burner. The plate 2O may have a series of lugs 28 on its upper surface and the handle 29 may be secured thereto through the means of the fiat metal portion 30 which fits between the lugs.` A screw 31 passes through the porltion 30 through the plate 20 and lengages I the heat deflector 27.

I preferably make use of the lugs 32, on the plate 20 and defiector`27 cooperating with each other to center the parts and hold them in position.

My present invention has particular reference to the smoothing base 34, in conne@ tion with the air inlet openings 134 and ll. The base B-il is made as a separate piece from the body portion and is secured thereto, and the air which enters the body portion to Vsupport combu-stion therein is admitted around the margin of the gas iron. In this particular form, the smoothing base 3l is so securedl to the body portion as to leave a narrow air inlet slot 35 around the edge and therefore the air passes in over the smooth` ing base and to the central air inlets 13 and 1I. I' preferably make the base with up-v right marginal flanges 3G and I also preferably provide the base with a longitudinal central rib 37 of the same height as the side flanges. In this form of the invention, a series of lugs 3S are formed on the smoothing base between the side flanges 36 and the central rib 37 and these lugs are of somewhat greater height than the side flanges 36.

IVhen the base is placed'in position below the body portion thelugs 88' will make con-KV tact with the bottom wall of the bodyand being higher than the side flanges will space those flanges from the bottom of the body slightly so as to leave a slot around the sad iron; rlhe lugs 58v are preferably arranged as shown in Fig.` 5 and they serve not only tospacethe base from the body but also asa means for conducting the heat within the body to the smoothing base. The base may be-secured to the body portion by screws 39 entering openings 40 in certain of the lugs 38.

It will be understoodthat my invention in its broader aspects not limited to the particular way of forming the base or the air-inlets, as above described, and it will also be obvious that the bottom of the body portion 10 may be made as a separate piece.

In Figs. G and 7, I have shown the bottom of the body portion made as a separate piece 41 and the side walls 11 in this instance are provided-with ears -12 through which screws I3 may pass to secure the body portion 10,

^ which inthis case is made integral with the body portion. A separate smoothing'base 45 however is secured to the bottom ofthe` body portion by meansy of the screws I6. 1

It will "bel understood that the spacing lugs 3S which `serve `to-co'nvey `heat from the body portion 'to' the base may be made in various'ways, being either integral withthe base or with vthe body portion, or some of them may be formed integral with the body and others integral withA the base. The lugs may simply make contact with the bottom of the body portion to convev the heat or may` extend through the bottom plate 12 ofthe body portion as shown in Fig. 11.` In Fig. 10, I have shown the lugswith rounded tops entering depressions 4:7 vin the bottom wall 12. In Fig. 12, I have shown the lug 118 integral with the base 3land the lug i19 integral lwith the bottom of the body 12. In Fig. 13,' the bottom 12 andthe base 34 are formed in `one piece Vwith the connecting lugs; It'will beunderstood that my invention contemplates each of these modifica-- tions' used in connection with vthe general arrangementshown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and that furthermore the invention is not/con fined to `these specific illustrations of it, but may be varied within the scope of the` appended claims. y -1 f f Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to besecured by Letters-Patent is: I

1. In a gas iron, the combination with av separate smoothing base secured to said body portion, and lugs or bosses to space the base from the body to provide means around said base for admitting air to said inlet openings.

3. In a gas iron, t-he combination with a hollow body portion having air inlet openings through the Hoor, of a burner in said hollow body, a separate smoothing base secured to said body portion, means around said base for admitting air to said inlet openings, and means between said body portion and base for conveying heat from said body portion to said base.

4. In a gas iron, the combination with a hollow body portion, of a burner therein, a removable smoothing base, means for admitting air to said hollow body around the margin above said base, and connecting lugs between said body portion and base for conveying heat to said base.

5. In a gas iron', the combination with a hollow body portion having air inlet openings in the bottom, of a burner in said hollow body, a separate smoothing base secured to said body portion leaving an air inlet slot around the margin, and lugs spacing said base from said body and serving to convey heat to said base.

G. In a gas iron, the combination with a hollow body portion having air inlet openings in the bottom, of a burner in said hollow body, a separate smoothing base provided with an upright marginal flange, means for securing said base to the body leaving a marginal air inlet slot between said flange and body, and spacing lugs between said base and body serving to convey heat.

7. In a gas iron, the combination with a hollow body portion having air inlet openings in the floor, of a burner in said hollow body, a separate smoothing base provided with an upright marginal flange and a cen tral longitudinal rib, spacing lugs between said body and base serving to convey heat from the body to the base, and means for securing said base to the body leaving an air inlet slot above said flange.

8. In a gas iron, the combination with a hollow body portion having air inlet openings in the floor, of a burner in said hollow body, a separate smoothing base having an upright marginal flange, lugs between said body and base of greater height than said flange, and means for securing together said body and base with said lugs between them.

9. In a gas iron, the combination of a hollow body portion having air inlet openings in its Hoor, a burner in said body above the openings in the floor, a smoothing base, and lugs spacing the smoothing base from the body and serving to convey heat from the body to the base, there being an air inlet slot above the margin of the base for admitting air to said inlet openings in the body.

lO. In a gas iron, the combination with a hollow body portion having air inlet openings in the floor along the center, of a tubular burner in said body over said openings, a separate smoothing base secured to said body, said body and base having a substantially continuous opening between them at the margin of the base to provide means around the margin for admitting air to said central air inlet openings.

11. In a gas iron, the combination with a hollow body portion, of a tubular burner passing through the rear wall and extending toward the point of the body, a plug closing the inner end of said burner, a screw passing through the plug and burner into the floor of the body for securing the inner end thereof' to said body, and means for supplying air to support combustion.

12. In a gas iron, the combination with a hollow body portion. of a tubular burner therein extending toward the point of' the body, a closure closing the inner end of said burner, and a screw passing through said burner and closure into the floor of the body for securing the burner to said body.

13. In a gas iron, the combination with a hollow body portion having air inlet openings in the bottom, of a burner in said hollow body, a separate smoothing base adapted to be secured to said body portion provided with an upright marginal flange and a longitudinal rib, lugs between said flange and rib of greater height than the flange, and means for securing said base to said body.

14. In a sad iron, the combination with a hollow body, a floor therefor having openings therein for admitting air to the interior of the body, a burner in the body above said floor and openings, a smoothing or ironing plate, means between said floor and the smoothing plate whereby air may be supplied through said openings to said burner, a top for the hollow body, and heat deflecting means carried by the inner side of saidtop.

15. A sad iron comprising a hollow body, a handle, a burner, a floor for said hollow body having openings therein to admit air to said hollow body, a smoothing or ironing plate, lugs between the smoothing plate and the floor of said body to provide an air space therebetween and also to convey heat from said floor to said smoothing plate, and means for admitting air to said space.

16. A sad iron comprising a hollow body, a handle, a burner, a floor for said hollow body, a smoothing or ironing plate, and lugs between the smoothing plate and the fioor of said body to provide a space therebeadmit airl from said space to the burner tween and to convey heat from said floor to Within the hollowvbody. i l0 said smoothing plate, said smoothing plate In testimony whereof I affix my signature being` provided with a i'im flange having its in presence of two Witnesses.

E upper edge spaced from the bottom of said MONROE SUNSHINE.

floor to leave an inlet for admitting' air to Titnessesz y said space between the floor and ironing A. MEYERHOFF, plate, said floor having openings therein to TOBIAS Gr. JASPER.

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